Currency Exchange International Files Application For New Schedule 1 Bank

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Nov. 23, 2012) -

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Currency Exchange International, Corp. (the "Company") (TSX:CXI.S)(TSX:CXI.WT.S), announced today the submission of its application to continue its wholly-owned subsidiary, Currency Exchange International of Canada Corp., as a new Canadian Schedule 1 bank. Subject to review and approval of the application by the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (Canada) and the Minister of Finance (Canada), the new bank will be called "Exchange Bank of Canada" in English and "Banque de change du Canada" in French and will have its head office in Toronto.

The Company is in the business of providing a range of foreign currency exchange and related products and services in North America. Primary products and services include the exchange of foreign currencies, purchase and sale of foreign bank drafts and international traveler's cheques, wire transfer payments, and foreign cheque clearing. The products are sold at a business-to-business level to resorts and attractions, as well as local, regional and national banks, that have international trade or clientele, and at a business-to- consumer level through the Company's wholly-owned and affiliated retail outlets in the United States.

The objective of Exchange Bank of Canada is to expand current and future business opportunities and become a leading banker's bank for foreign exchange products and services. Obtaining a Canadian bank charter affords the Company numerous advantages, among them it eventually expects to be able to bank with Central banks, including the Bank of Canada and the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank, thereby obtaining a source of stable, cost-effective funds, collateral reductions with corresponding banks, and enhancing existing banking relationships.

Randolph Pinna, President, CEO, and director of the board, stated, "EBC will provide CXI's current customers and potential customers additional comfort by having its correspondent relationship with a licensed specialty bank such as Exchange Bank of Canada, while providing the company with additional profit opportunities."

About Currency Exchange International, Corp.

The Company is in the business of providing a range of foreign currency exchange and related products and services in North America, including the Hawaiian Islands. Primary products and services include the exchange of foreign currencies, wire transfer payments, purchase and sale of foreign bank drafts and international traveler cheques, and foreign cheque clearing. Related products and services include the licensing of proprietary FX software applications delivered on its web-based interface, www.ceifx.com ("CEIFX"), and licensing retail foreign currency operations to select companies in agreed locations. The Company's services are provided in Canada by its wholly owned subsidiary based in Toronto, Canada through the use of its proprietary software www.ceifx.ca.

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